Cool pic white farm. I love how they will end in the strangest places on camera and then u can't find one in the woods when you are hunting them. Thanks for sharing that pic

I drove down to the back of my property after work this afternoon and six or seven hens flew across the creek. I don't think that there was a Tom with them. Should there be a Tom with them this time of year?

Yep, I hear ya, and happy to share pics, hopefully more to come in the next month. I really hope he's around come May, but you never know! If he's here, my owl hooter and I will find him! But a few years ago when the population was low, we had just 1 long beard around all winter. One day before the season we found him, spread in a 30ft circle, nothing but feathers and beard left :-(. Most likely a fox or coyote. We (mostly my father since I'm a visitor to the hunting grounds and not retired) put a hurting on the predators this Winter, so hopefully more survive(d). Night vision, motion detectors, cameras etc. helped get rid of foxes, coyotes and raccoons all Winter long. :wink: Can't get 'em all though.

I don't know the AR season timing at all, but in general being around hens during the season can't be bad. They don't impregnate themselves!! Somewhat like deer in the fall, hang around does long enough, and a buck is bound to wander in.

First part of my plan done. I got this Louisiana longbeard at 8:45 this morning. He weighs 17.4 lbs., has a 10" beard, and matching 1 inch spurs. My story will be on the bragging board. He scores 57.25

Great work! Nice bird with a perfect tail. His head looks about the same size as yours! Must be swollen from all the pellets.

Way to get us on the board! Congrats on the bird!

Way to go ss. Congrats on your first turkey of the year

Way to go man nice bird!

Congrats to Superstrutter. My son and I went out this morning and watched 4 toms in one field and then found two more toms on another property. Hopefully this will be a good season for us.